Question NW320 to the Minister of Finance

George, Dr DT to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)Whether, in light of the statement on the Government’s official news site regarding the participation of the Republic in the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024 that took place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from 15 to 19 January 2024, which detailed the delegation’s productive engagements, he will furnish Dr D T George with a breakdown of the total costs incurred by the delegation for the trip to the WEF 2024, with particular reference to the expenses relating to (a) accommodation, (b) air travel, (c) ground transportation, (d) entertainment and (e) any other ancillary expenses; (2) whether the National Treasury was responsible for covering the costs of the entire delegation’s expenses; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, (3) whether the costs were covered from the budget allocated for his expenditures as Minister; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW363E